2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,303 410 9.3 8.3-10.4 3,893 90.7 89.6-91.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 729 89 11.1 8.7-14.1 640 88.9 85.9-91.3
GENDER
Male 280 20 6.6 4.0-10.7 260 93.4 89.3-96.0
Female 449 69 14.8 11.3-19.2 380 85.2 80.8-88.7
AGE
18-34 159 19 10.4 6.4-16.4 140 89.6 83.6-93.6
35-44 128 17 12.4 7.3-20.3 111 87.6 79.7-92.7
45-54 129 18 11.7 7.1-18.9 111 88.3 81.1-92.9
55-64 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 25 10.0 6.5-15.2 152 90.0 84.8-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 240 27 9.8 6.5-14.6 213 90.2 85.4-93.5
College Graduate 257 28 9.5 6.3-14.1 229 90.5 85.9-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 15 5.7 3.2-10.0 175 94.3 90.0-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 45 21.0 15.0-28.6 162 79.0 71.4-85.0
No 492 39 6.9 4.9- 9.8 453 93.1 90.2-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 641 82 11.6 9.0-14.8 559 88.4 85.2-91.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 320 35 10.0 7.0-14.2 285 90.0 85.8-93.0
Regional City or Suburban County 191 22 9.7 6.1-14.9 169 90.3 85.1-93.9
Rural 218 32 13.9 9.0-20.9 186 86.1 79.1-91.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 411 37 7.1 4.9-10.2 374 92.9 89.8-95.1
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 24 17.9 11.2-27.6 126 82.1 72.4-88.8
Unable to Work 78 14 15.2 8.5-25.7 64 84.8 74.3-91.5
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 340 29 8.4 5.6-12.4 311 91.6 87.6-94.4
HOUSING
Own 352 37 9.4 6.4-13.4 315 90.6 86.6-93.6
Rent 307 44 13.7 10.0-18.6 263 86.3 81.4-90.0
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 25 11.2 6.8-17.8 194 88.8 82.2-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 30 14.8 10.0-21.4 152 85.2 78.6-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 328 34 8.7 6.0-12.5 294 91.3 87.5-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 15 6.5 3.7-11.1 142 93.5 88.9-96.3
2nd Quartile 262 39 13.5 9.6-18.6 223 86.5 81.4-90.4
3rd Quartile 209 21 10.5 6.2-17.2 188 89.5 82.8-93.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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